adjective
brutish
BROOT-ihsh
adjective
1
Crude, savage, and lacking in refinement or feeling, like an animal.
"Life in the camp was brutish, cold, and short on comfort."
"His brutish manners embarrassed everyone at the dinner."
How to Use Brutish
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishActing like an unfeeling animal — crude and lacking normal human decency.
Common pairings
brutish behaviour
brutish conditions
Word Forms
more brutish comparative, most brutish superlative
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Etymology
Formed from brute plus the adjective suffix -ish.